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Tonight and Thursday showers.The Guthrie Daily LeaderTHE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS PAPER IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.VOLUME 23.GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY JUNE 1 1004NUMBER 117ATTACK 18 BEGUNON PORT ARTHURBelief Expressed That Russian Gib-. ralter Jlust Eventually Suc-cumb to Overwhelming: Num-bers of Japanese Forces.(By Associated Press.)Indianapolis Ind. Juno 1. A specialcable from a staff correspondent ofthe News at Che Foo dated Juno 1.says:The Japanese land attack on PortArthur was begun yesterday morning.Russian fdi-ces that were driven south-ward from Dalny and Kin Chou by thoJapanese are assisting tho garrison atPort Arthur and the Russian navy hasJoined in tho movement to repulse theenemy. There may be several dayKof skirmishing and outpost work be-fore tho Rtssian city is taken but itis the opinion of refugees who havearlved here from the besieged Gibraltar that tho Russians eventually mustauccumb to overwhelming numbers.Kuropatkln Completely Defeated.London Juno 1. A special dispatchfrom Rome saya a telegram had beenreceived there from Toklo reportingthat General Kurokl has completelydefeated General Kuropatkln's forcesin the fight near Sumentso. All Rus-sian positions east of Hal Cheng havebeen abandoned according to tho tele-gram. Several guns have been taken and awhole squadron of Cossacks captured.Japanese Battleship Aground.St. Petersburg June 1. An uncon-CombinationNational DelegateSlate Fixed up atAnadarko(By Associated Press.)Anadarko Okla. June 1. Beforethe Democratic territorial conventionmet todaly a slate representing 321-votes was made up. naming 12 dele-gates to th St Louis convontlon asfollows each to cast ono-half voteRoy Staftord. W. E. Worden. M. C.Ruyan O. W. Bellamy. C. E. BlackVm Tilghman W. T. Eagloton WmBucholr. W. J. Caugill Frank StevensF. J. Gentry and D. B. Welty. Staffordwas named dosplte tho fact his countyltd not back him in tho caucus W.D Cardwell seems to be In the -lead fornational committeeman. The conven-tion will send an uninstruoted delega-tion to St Louis.School Exhibit Form-ally Opened WithElaborate Program(By Associated Press.)St Louis Mo. Juno 1. The Indiangovernment schooluchiblt was formal-ly opened today at the fair. Fifteenhundred invitations were issued to ex-position officials foreign and statecommissioners and offlqlals of Indiangovernment affairs and an elaborateprogram of Indian sports and gameswas carried out.Corers for 250 guests were laid ata brealcfast glvon at the New Yorkbuilding by Mrs. Norman E. Mack Inbonor of Miss Roosevelt.Indianfir mod rumor has roached here fromMukden that tho Japanese battleshipFuji is aground on a reef off tho MlaoTao Islands where she is being guard-ed by torpedo boats.A 'Japanese Reverse.Lalo Yang May .10. Tho Japaneselost two hundred killed and a numberof horses In a fight at Vagcnfuchu to-day. The Russians opened Are at 8o'clock In the morning and after twohours and a halt of long range firingthe Japanese under General Aklamaprepared to charge and crush theforce which had been harrasslng themfor 21 days. In the meantime Gen-eral Samsohoff was approaching Vag-enfuchu with a strong force of cav-alry. Tho Russian squadrons formodand rushed like a whirlwind acrossthe terribly cut up country clearingaway all obstacles. Tho Cossacksfuriously charged the Japanese cavalrywith lances attacking both flanks. Ina tew minutes thoy literally cut awhole squadron Into pieces. This wasthe first time lances were used andthey struck terror into tho enemy. Insome cases tho lances pierced theriders through and wounded theirhorses. Some of the lances could notbe withdrawn from teh bodies Intowhich they had entered.Vic MurdockMakes Himself SolidWithSwedishChurchConstituents(By Associated Press )Lindsborg Kas. June 1. The Na-tional Augustana Synod of the Swed-ish Lutheran church opened Its annualsession here today with flvo hundreddelegates present from all parts ofthe country. Dr. E Noiollus of Minne-sota presided At tho commencementexorcisos of Bothany college Congress-man Victor Murdock of Wichita andCharles Moreau Harger of Abllonemade addresses. Tho class of 1'jO)was graduated.Sent Posthaste to Pre-serve Order inStrike District(By Associated Frees.)Columbus O June 1 Four com-panies of rnllltla have beon ordered toproceed to Hanging Rook near Iron-ton on the Ohio river whoio strikingfurnace men recently attacked non-union men. The companies left atonce on a special train.Business Meeting.Every momber of Guthrio Lodge No1 A. O. U. W-. is requested to bepresent at tht meeting on Thursdaynlghi June 2 in the new masonic halton East Oklahoma. There Is businessof much importance to be transactedand the regular election of officers Itis to your Interest to be there.W. J. Leathermsn Recorder.MilitiaTerritorial J-andctySchool ContentionThe eleventh annual convention ofl fjlnlne S. A. Stoadman Geary; G-the Oklahoma Sunday school assocla-W Ferguson Watongn.lion oponed this afternoon with ngrand parade through the businessstreets of the olty. The parade Wasthe feature of today's meeting as wallas one of the features of the conven-tion. The p;uule formed betwoanCleveland and Noble a o .ties shoftjlfafter 2 o'clock and was led by J. WMcNeal the grand marshal who vMassisted by several aides. Delegatesto the convention carrying bannerswere next In line followed by the vurjous Sunday schools of the city asfollo.vsM. 18. North M. K. South Presby-terian. Baptist Congressional FreeMethodist Salvation army. Deaf MutoInstitute school Episcopal DunkardWost Sldo M. E. Christian and UnitedPresnytorlan.Each school carried a bannor and an'umbor of tho primary and lntorniadlnto grafloU carried flag's.Tho lino of march was as follows:South on Division to Oklahoma woston Oklahoma to Second south on Sec-ond to Harrison east on Harrison toDivision north on Division to Noblewhere the marchors disbanded.The parade was reviewed from thoterritorial offlcos by Socrotary GrimesMayor Barnes and officers of tho Ok-lahoma Sunday School association.Following tho pamdo the conven-tion was called to ordor in tho FirstPresbyterian church the boys andgirls meeting being hold at 3 o'clook.In the absence of Mrs. J. W. Barnos ofNow Jorsoy who was takon sick ontho train while onroute hore but whowill arrive tonight the Rov. John GCarman of Donver Colorado's StatoSunday school suporlntendont hadcharge of tho meeting.The fellowship meeting for dole-gates and visitors led by Goo. T. Knottof Oklahoma City was hold at 3: 15o'clook. Tho appointment of commit-tees will take place at this afternoon'smeeting.The meotlng tonight promises lo boquite Interesting. Tho pragma la asfollows:7:4G Song servlcos ProL B. F.Butts Pennsylvania. Scripture andprayer Rev. W. C. Miles Presbyter-Ian pastor Guthrie.S:15 Impressions of tho Holy landOur Jerusalem delegates Rev. C. G.Murphy Dr. L. Haynes Buxton Rev.and Mrs. G. N. Hartley Mr. Geo. B.Stone Miss Adelaide Short Rev. R. S.Flnley Miss Mario Garrison.Offering. Song.9:00 Address "In tho LightofEternity" Rov. John C. Carman Don-ver; Stato S. S. Superintendent ofColorado.Solo Prof. B. Franklin Butts Pennsylvania.The county presidents and secre- Should tho First Prosbytorlan churchtarl&s attending the convontlon are prove too small to hold tho convon-ae follows tion arrangomonts havo beou madeBoavor John Webb Beavor; Cor- to hold an overflow mooting In thetha Kagay Beaver First Baptist church.CompanyFormed to Drill OilWell on CapitolHeightsAt a mass meeting In the olty hallbuilding last night to discuss the re-cent nil and gas dlsoo-eri- on theBrowne Cornellson place and for thepurpose of organizing a oompany toprospect In the vicinity the People'sOil oompany with a proposed capitalHtook ol $35000 was organized nndthe following committee of seven wasappointed to draft a charter andsolicit more stockholders:Luther West Browne ComullsonJ. D DeBols F .Hlndman. i. A. Gaff-ney F. Hewitt and N. M. Carter.Tho following artloles were drawnup for the consideration of the stock-holders: "We the undersigned hereby sub-scribe the amount set opposite ournames to the capital stock of thePeople's Oil company (to bo incor-porated) for the purpose of drillingand sinking a deep well for oil gasoi mineral In or near the city ofCuddo I II. Holt Slokles; E. B.TelH Anadarko.Canadian A. CI McCoUough Yu-kon; C. C .AUrd Yukon.Ctovoland H. H. Uvorett NoMo;M McCu'Iough Norman.Comanche C. F. Fewoll Lawlon;Alvln Cumpbejl l.nwton.Custer L. V. Miller Arapabo; W.M. PvlRtt. Graven. P. 0.Day r .11. Berry Grand; M. Pick-ens Grand.t Dewey J. L. Bales Lonbra; T. P.Ruble Tnloga.Gnrnold R. H. Smith Hnld; Gor-trutlo Sproat Knld.Qpint Rov. D. W. llogors Medford;Lw 15. Darrow MedfOrd.Kay 'D. J. M. Moss Tonkawa; F.M. Lofforga Blackwll.Kingfisher Rev. L. C. Moore King-fisher; Rev. D 8. Bayloy Kingfisher.Kiowa- Ira DVlric Snyder; Eh IraClark Holmrt.Lincoln E. B .Shotwoll Chandler.Logan Rov. J. K. Miller Guthrio;Blancho Hoge Guthrio.Noble C .D. Merrill Porry; J. 0.Phillips Porry.Oklahoma Geo. T. Knott Oklaho-ma; Minnie Thorn Oklahoma.Pawneo H. R. Stewart Valloy;Archie KIngsloy Bodford.Payno D. J. M. Wood Still wator;Mrs. J. W. Rcoso Stlllwator.Pottawatomie Theo. ShackelfordViolet; Mrs. A. Carson Tecumsoh.Rogor Mills Fleotwood Boll Sayro.Washita R. A. Blllups Cordoll;Mrs. L. M. Cowan Cordoll.Woods M. D. Bookovon Aline; J.II. Musgrave Augusta.Woodward W. D. Robinson Par-slmon; II. N. Roberts Woodward.NOTES OF THE CONVENTION.The entertainment committee Isbusy assigning tho delogatos to placeswhere rooms and board will bo fur-nlshed them during tho three days'conventionTho city hall buildlngha9-bcenlmade tho headquartots of the associa-tion. Delegates may register thtiro.The Presbyterian church whore theconvention is bolng held has beendecorated In the national colors bunt-Ing and flags.At noon nearly one hundred andtwenty-five delegates had registered.It Is expected that four hundred delegates will atlod then convontlon. Thoafternoon trains brought In a largonumber of dologates whlca swollodthe number today.Guthrio Okla. and agreo to pay thoamount to the troasuror of tho com-pany upon demand provided howoverthat thoro shall be at least $8000 sub-scribed within 30 days from date orthis shall not be binding upon mo."Signed by the following:Browne Cornullsou J. D. DoLotsF. Hlndman Fred If. Avery W. M.Black P. M. Jones. F. II. Oreor. M.G. Milltkan. Geo. W. Hopkins M. LWest Otto Shultz Chas. Adler N. S-Forsytho. E. M. Bamford It A. Gaff-ney Hewitt ard Lentz Oklahoma IronWorks R S. Craig A. D. Lester P.Jelsina. II. D. Todd and S. D. Cahill.The meeting was well attended.Short talks favorable to the enter-prise were made by Judge DellolsBrowne Cornellson Territorial OH Inspectur Ashton ; Mayor Barnes FrankHlndman K Q .Millikan Oeo. DodsonK Penny A. II. Huston N .51. CarterPrank Hewitt. It. A. Oaff ney LutlieiWost Ed Cooper. W. M. Spurlock anda number of others.PROMINENT RAILROAD MAN.(By Associated Press )New York June 1. Samuel IL Callaway president of tUtf American Looomotlvo company and former presidentof the New York Central railway diedtoday the result of an operation.Wlgg -Their -wedding presentsmade quite a striking display." Wag"Yes I counted at least a dozenclocks.BRYAN DOMINATESNThe Free SilverArriving atConventionits Action.(By Associated Press )Omaha Neb. Juno 1. Nearly alltho delegates to the Democratic stateconvention arrived this morning. Cau-cuses nud district conventions will beheld oarly. William J. Bryan towhom overyono looked as tho contralfigure of the convention did not ar-rlvo until noon although the Lancas-ter delegation came In onrllor. FormerSupreme Court JustlcoSulllvan an-nounced that his endorsement for thovico presidential nomination by theparty In Nobrnskn w'as unauthorizedby him and stated that he would beforced to withdraw his namo If ituhould be prosonted In the convention.Tho convention was hardly oxpoot-od to divide on any quostlon tho contest being for dolegntos at large threeof whom Mr. Bryan C. J. Smith ofOmaha and W. H. Thompson ofGrand Island tho last Democraticcandidate for govornor were practi-cally sottled upon before tho conven-tion wns called to order.During tho foronoon tho districtSecretBallot Denied and the-Illinois DeadlockStill ContinuesBy Associated Pr.TSpringfield III. Juno 1. When thoRepublican stato convention conven-ed today thoro was no prospect of anund of tho gubernatorial deadlook. Thefirst ballot showed no change.The sixty-second ballot showed nomatorlal change A resolution provhtIng for a secret ballot was then offor-od. A Yatos loader movod Its refor-enco to the committee on resolutionsand a Donoon man seconded the mo-tion. Tho resolution was reforred bya vote of 1224 lo 278 and ballotingcontinued.H .11. Gross who ottered the resolution said Unit tho tiino bad oomowhen the delogatos should aol not formen but for tho party. Two moretrultless ballots were taken and arocoss was had.Fairly Aching to Nom-inate Gen. Miles forPresident(By Associated Prese.lChloago III. June 1. Oliver WSteawrt chairman of the nationalProhibition committee said today;"General Miles would without doubtbe nominated by the Prohibitionists atIndianapolis Jiiue 18 If he were knownto be identified with toe Prohibitionparty ills record In opposition to thearray oauteen Is one of which Prohi-bitions are proud. They confess toa great admiration for him If hewere to state publicly that in thecoming campaign as a patriotic ritlzen he would affiliate with the Prohlnltlon party and support its ticketmy Judgment Is there would be noother name proposed in the nationalconvention."ProliihsNEBRASKAChampion Late inDemocratic Statebut Will Controlconventions selected tho followingdelegates to tho national convention:First district J. A. Magulro andFrank Magulro.Second district John A. Crol-shton.nnd W. II. Dofranco.Michigan Democrats.Detroit Mich. Juno 1. Shortly be-fore tho opening today of tho Demo-cratic state convontlon to elect dele-gates to tho national convention itwas stated by a proralnont anti-Hearstleader that a canvass had been rnadoof the counties with the rosult that 80per cent of tho delegates were founuto be against Instructions.GEORGIA DEMOCRAT8.(By Associated Press )Atlanta Ga. Juno 1. Tho Demo-crats of Georgia met today In statoconvention to namo delegates to thonational convontlon. Tho Hearst ele-ment it is said while Influential Isnot strong onough to havo tho decid-ing vetoDestructiveWind and Hail StormVisits SouthernKansas(By Associated Press.)Hutchinson Kas. Juno 1 TbJsection and all of southwestern Kan-sas was dronched by a heavy rain ac-companied by hall. Betweon Buckllnand Moadu on tho Rock Island roadball did much damago to crops. Hailbroke noarly ovory window on thanorth sldo of an eastbound RockIsland train and the brokon glass cutseveral passengers. Miss Foster ofFowlor was so sovoroly cut that aphysician's attention wns necessary.Kansas City Mo. Juno 1 TwoIndies of ruin full In southern Kansas:today and It Is probablo tat allstreams whlrh had boon rocodlng In(he past few days will again rise andoverflow their banks. High wind ac-companied tho rain but did but iitfludamago as far as known.Flood Receding at Ottawa.Ottawa Kas. June 1. Th riverhere has fallen about five feet fromIts extreme height and no furtturdamage Is expected unless furtherhenry rains fall went of hereWater and Kas service in Ottawaprobably will be resumed tomorrowbut It till be two weeks before thaelectric light plant can start up againIndividual losses to business men atNorth Ottawa where many lost th rentire stock of goods will bo heavy(By AsRObJatcd Press )Pueblo Colo. JURS 1 After sr-arrhIng tor his missing wife sinre lastFebruary A. h. Seeberger of OsagiCity Kas. wns rewarded today byfinding Mr. Swoerger and their 1 vysnr-old daughter la Pueblo The woman was working In a restaurant aniill little glri was being cared for atthe Sacred Hearst orphanage Th-woman had been lured to Coloradorobbed of 11.600 und left destituteDeuded'sfa!ataj jSirf